*Jesus Freak Album* Songs in their track order off the CD: So Help Me God Colored People Jesus Freak What if I stumble Day by Day Between you and Me Like it, Love it, Need it In the Light What Have We Become Mind's Eye Alas my Love *So Help Me God* By: Toby McKeehan, Micheal Tait, Kevin Smith, Mark Heimermann & Dann Huff Bombarded by philosophies that satisfy the surface I flee to something deeper at the risk of seeking purpose How can I hang in this environmental state of being Like everything I'm striving for it's nothing that I'm seeing Won't you take my heart, won't you take my soul Won't you come and make me whole again You, You've got what I need and you never retreat Unto you I will concede Chorus- So help me God, to put my faith in you So help me God, before I come unglued Call it my addiction, I can't get enough of you So help me God, to put my faith in you Infected by the skin I'm in that's starving with desire And Jesus ain't the latest thing to come across the wire I throw myself in mercy for I am the chief of sinners But daily taking up my cross has brought it's share of splinter's You're there when I call and you're there when I fall Even though I don't deserve it all You, you light my way, through the night and the day And from you I will not stray Won't you take my heart, won't you take my soul Won't you come and make me whole again You, You've got what I need and you never retreat Unto you I will concede God so help me This is my soul's plea I'm despeerately devoted I can't get enough of you So help me God Cause you are the one I love Cause you are the one I need Cause you are the one I'm seeking Cause you are the one for me *Colored People* By: Toby McKeehan & George Cocchini Pardon me, your epidermis is showing I couldn't help but note your shade of melanin I tip my hat to the colourful arrangement Cause I see the beauty in the tones of our skin We gotta come together, and thank the maker of us all We're colored people, and we live in a tainted place We're colored people, and they call us the human race We've got a history so full of mistakes And we are colored people who depend on a Holy Grace A piece of canvas is only the beginning It takes on character with every loving stroke This thing of beauty is the passion of an artist's heart By God's design, we are a skin kaleidoscope We gotta come together, aren't we all human after all? We're colored people, and we live in a tainted place We're colored people, and they call us the human race We've got a history so full of mistakes And we are colored people who depend on a Holy Grace Ignorance has wronged some races And vengeance is the Lord's If we aspire to share this space Repentance is the cure Well, just a day in the shoes of a color blind man Should make it easy for you to see That these diverse tones do more than cover our bones As a part of our anatomy We're colored people, and we live in a tainted place We're colored people, and they call us the human race We've got a history so full of mistakes And we are colored people who depend on a Holy Grace *Jesus Freak* Album: Jesus Freak Separated, I cut myself clean From a past that comes back in my darkest of dreams Been apprehended by a spiritual force And a grace that replaced all the me I've divorced I saw a man with tattoo on his big fat belly It wiggled around like marmalade jelly It took me a while to catch what it said Cause I had to match the rhythm of his belly with my head 'Jesus Saves' is what it raved in a typical tattoo green He stood on a box in the middle of the city And claimed he had a dream What will people think when they hear that I'm a Jesus freak What will people do when they find that it's true I don't really care if they label me a Jesus freak Cause there ain't no disguising the truth Kamikaze my death is gain I've been marked by my maker A peculiar display The high and lofty they see me as weak Cause I won't live and die for the power they seek There was a man from the desert with naps in his head The sand that he walked was also his bed The words that he spoke made the people assume There wasn't too much left in the upper room With skins on his back and hair on his face They thought he was strange by the locusts he ate The Pharisee's tripped when they heard him speak Until the king took the head of this Jesus freak [ repeat chorus ] People say I'm strange, does it make me a stranger That my best friend was born in a manger People say I'm strange, does it make me a stranger That my best friend was born in a manger [ repeat chorus twice ] What will people think What will people think What will people do What will people do I don't really care What else can I say There ain't no disguising the truth Jesus is the way *What if I stumble* Group: dc Talk (Jesus Freak) By: Toby McKeehan, Daniel Joseph What if I stumble? What if I fall? Is this one for the people? Is this one for the Lord? Or do I simply serenade for things I must afford? You can jumble them together, my conflict still remains For holiness is calling, in the midst of courting fame. {Bridge} Cause I see the trust in their eyes (Though the sky is falling) They need your love in their lives (Compromise is calling) {Chorus} What if I stumble? What if I fall? What if I lose my step and I make fools of us all? Will the love continue when my walk becomes a crawl? What if I stumble, and what if I fall? What if I stumble? What if I fall? You never turn in the heat of it all. What if I stumble? What if I fall? Father please forgive me for I can not compose The fear that lives within me, or the rate at which it grows. If struggle has a purpose on the narrow road you've carved Why do I dread my trespasses will leave a deadly scar? Do they see the fear in my eyes? (Are they so revealing?) This time I can not disguise (All the doubt I'm feeling) {Chorus} Everyone's got to crawl when you know that your up against the wall (It's about to fall) Everyone's got to crawl when you know that . . . Everyone's got to crawl when you know that your up against the wall (It's about to fall) Everyone's got to crawl when you know that . . . I hear you whispering my name, you say My love for you will never change, never change {Chorus} x 2 What if I stumble? What if I fall? You never turn in the heat of it all. What if I stumble? What if I fall? You are my comfort, and my God! Is this one for the people? Is this one for the Lord? *Day by day* Verse 1- I live a simple life, I take a day at a time I spend my mornings with God before i hit the grind The sublets of darkness never cease to amaze A a physical world creates a spiritual haze Blinded by distractions Lost in matterless affairs Reachings through the darkness Trusting you will meet me there Chorus- Day by day. Day by day Oh dear Lord, three things I pray To see thee more clearly To love thee more dearly To follow thee more nearly Verse 2- You sweep your feet down alley street Sometimes you creep I never see you coming Monday, man your on my back like a napsack strapped with my heavy burden You cannot condemn me I won't buy your bag of goods You've got nothing for me anyway that's why I pray Chorus- Day by day. Day by day Oh dear Lord, three things I pray To see thee more clearly To love thee more dearly To follow thee more nearly These three things I do pray Day by day Day by day..... 2X Chorus- Day by day. Day by day Oh dear Lord, three things I pray To see thee more clearly To love thee more dearly To follow thee more nearly Day by day, day by day Day by day, day by day To see thee more clearly To love thee more dearly To follow thee more nearly Day by day..... *Between You and Me* By: Toby McKeehan & Mark Heimermann Sorrow is a lonely feeling Unsettled is a painful place I've lived with both for far too long now Since we've parted ways I've been wrestling with my conscience And I found myself to blame If there's to be any resolution I've got to peel my pride away Just between you and me I've got somethin' to say I wanna get it straight Before the sun goes down Just between you and me Confession needs to be made Recompense is my way to freedom (now) Just between you and me I've got something to say If confession is the road to healing Forgiveness is the promised land I'm reaching out in my conviction I'm longing to make amends So, I'm sorry vor the words I've spoken For I've betrayed a friend We have a love that's worth preserving And a bond I will defend Just between you and me I've got somethin' to say I wanna get it straight Before the sun goes down Just Between you and me Confession needs to be made Recompense is my way to freedom (now) Just between you and me I've got something to say In my pursuit of God I thirst for holiness As I approach the Son I must consider this Offenses unresolved will keep me from the throne Before I go to him my wrong must be atoned If there's to be any resolution I've got to peel my pride away Just between you and me I've got somethin' to say I wanna get it straight Before the sun goes down Just Between you and me Confession needs to be made Recompense is my way to freedom *Like it, love it, need it* By: Toby McKeehan, Kevin Smith, Mark Heimermann, David Soldi & Jason Barrett Under these circumstances they can hardly cope Notice their fleeting glances and their lack of hope I offer this suggestion they don't seem to care-o This is my generation drowning in despair-o You'll never find peace of mind in your pool of self You'll never find peace of mind in a sea of wealth You'll never find peace of mind in your rock and roll You'll never find peace of mind if you sell your soul Chorus- You gotta like it, You gotta love it I know you need some freedom from the strife You gotta like it, You gotta love it I know you need some Jesus in your life We circumvent our feelings through an angry sound He who complains the loudest wears the fattest crown We're anti-everybody call it paranoia Well, I ain't no judge or jury, but I'm praying for ya You'll never find peace of mind in your lucky charm You'll never find peace of mind on a hippie farm You'll never find peace of mind in a one-night stands You'll never find peace of mind in your superman Ya dropped right into the middle of a freak attack Cause we're back and we're comin' like that Ya see we're lowerin' the boom in the middle of the tune Cause the funk is always heavy where it's at So, while you're whining all the time never changing any minds It is clear to see your lip has lost it's button Cause, if ya take a think at this it is easy to admit That the selfish way you're living is for nothing *In the light* By: Charlie Peacock (Love Life) I keep trying to find a life On my own, apart from you I am the king of excuses I've got one for every selfish thing I do What's going on inside of me? I despise my own behavior This is only serves to confirm my suspicious, that I'm still a man in need of a savior I wanna be in the Light as You are in the Light I wanna shine like the stars in the heavens. Oh Lord be my Light and be my salvation 'Cause all I want is to be in the Light, all I want is to be in the Light The disease of self runs through my blood It's a cancer fatal to my soul Every attempt on my behalf has failed To bring this sickness under control What's going on inside of me? I despise my own behavior This is only serves to confirm my suspicious, that I'm still a man in need of a savior I wanna be in the Light as You are in the Light I wanna shine like the stars in the heavens. Oh Lord be my Light and be my salvation 'Cause all I want is to be in the Light, all I want is to be in the Light Honesty becomes me ( There's nothing left to lose ) The secrets that did run me ( In Your Presence are defused ) Pride has no position ( And riches have no worth )fame that once did cover me ( Has been sentenced to this earth ) Has been sentenced to this earth What's going on inside of me? I despise my own behavior This is only serves to confirm my suspicious, that I'm still a man in need of a savior I wanna be in the Light as You are in the Light I wanna shine like the stars in the heavens. Oh Lord be my Light and be my salvation 'Cause all I want is to be in the Light, all I want is to be in the Light All I want is to be in the Light *What have we become* By: Toby McKeehan, kevin Smith & Mark Heimermann A preacher shuns his brother cause his bride's a different color And this is not acceptable his Papa thaught him so It was love that he'd been preaching, but this was overreaching The boundaries stretched further than his heart would choose to go Like an angel with no wings Like a kingdom with no king Chorus- What have we become, a self indulgent people What have we become, tell me where are the righteous ones What have we become, in a world degenarating What have we become Rap- Speak your mind, look out for yourself The answer to it all is a life of wealth Grab all you can cause you live just once You got the right to do whatever you want Don't worry about others or where you came from It ain't what you were, it's what you have become Mom and Dad are fighting as Rosie lies there crying For once again she's overheard regrets of their mistake With Christmas bells-a-ringing, lit' Rosie'd leave them grieving The gift she'd give her family would be the pills she'd take An inconvenient child Shewasn't worth their while Chorus- Rap- Don't worry about others or where you came from It ain't what you were, it's what you have become What about love? What about God? What about holiness? What about mercy, compassion and selflessness? Chorus- Rap- *Mind's ey*e By: Toby McKeehan, Mark Heimermann & Michael Tait. In my mind I can see your face Love pours down in a shower of grace People tell me that your just a dream Faith is the evidence of things unseen You know what I'm going through I know that it's true cause you've stood in my shoes Desire's inside of me But it's hard to believe in what you cannot see Can you catch the wind? See a breeze? It's presence is revealed by the leaves on a tree An image of my faith in the unseen In my mind's eye I see your face You smile as you show me grace In my mind's eye You take my hand We walk through foreign lands, the foreign lands of life In my mind I'm where I feeling as I rest in your arms And like a child hold on to you in my moment of truth We can ride the storm, endure the pain You comfort me in my hurricane and I'll never be alone again In my mind's eye I see your face You smile as you show me grace In my mind's eye You take my hand We walk through foreign lands In my mind's eye I see your face You smile as you show me grace In my mind's eye You take my hand We walk the lands of life In my mind I can see your face, love pours down in a shower of grace Life is a gift that you choose to give and I believe that we eternally live Faith is the evidence of things unseen, people tell me that your just a dream But they dont't know you the way that I do, you're the one I live to pursue Can you catch the wind? Can you see the breeze? In my mind's eye I see your face You smile as you show me grace In my mind's eye You take my hand We walk through foreign lands *Alas My Love* By: Kevin Smith "alas my love you say goodbye wipe the poison from my brow alas my love this guilty night it gives me up like a foster child and in this moment I take my vow at these angels sleeping at my feet and in this moment you do not know how how my spirit wants to flee." You see what was one man, against the night taking on a multitude that had left him high and dry no candle burning vigil could light the way, darkness hit the ground like a fallen satellite he wrestled until morning with human souls and dark angels and there he finished his work on the third day. remember.